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James, W. K.: Obituary, 1927Entry/Object ID
AM2015.1.282Scope and Content
James, W. K.: Obituary, 1927. "James Funeral Set for Monday", St. Joseph News Press, Nov. 11, 1927. With photo. Also: ""Buchanan County Bar Association Plans to Attend Service in Body at First Presbyterian Church." (3 news clip sections)
William Knowles James, a prominent attorney and judge in Buchanan County. He married Mary Armstrong Tootle, daughter of Thomas E. Tootle (and sister of Ellen Bell Tootle who married Graham G. Lacy). James was born in 1852, was a Yale friend of John I. MacDonald of St. Joseph, and Wm Taft, who later became U.S. President. James came to St. Joseph in 1878. He was a Missouri State Representative from Andrew County in 1917. He died at age 75 in 1927 and is buried in Mt. Mora Cemetery.Lexicon
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